Take a walk in any urban neighbourhood and you are going to find old houses that have been “destroyed” in any number of ways. Here is my list of some of the worst offences, that is not meant to offend, but will. Feel free to disagree or add your own old house atrocity. This list, [...]
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Ugly Things Done to Old Houses or “Old House Atrocities”
Posted in Ugly Things Done to Old Houses, tagged Angelbrick, antique doors, Arts and Crafts, cheap paint, Edwardian, Mission Style, open space, Parged brick, popcorn ceiling, porch, stone cladding, Toronto, Victorian, vinyl siding, vinyl windows, wall-to-wall carpeting on December 13, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Removing a Stucco Popcorn Ceiling (or memories of suburbia)
Posted in Removing Popcorn Ceiling, tagged popcorn ceiling, suburbia on November 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Popcorn ceilings give me creepy memories of living in a treeless suburban track of ticky-tacky houses. Having lived within expanses of characterless drywall and wall-to-wall carpeting is one reason I really appreciate old city houses. I can still recall the constant pleading for the family car as my only means of escape…
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